When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad.

... a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring up magnificent combinations.

Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only not difficult, but almost a matter of course

Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

The future belongs to he who has the bishops.

I already came upon the world as a extraordinary human being; to my parents' great horror, I was equipped with a clubfoot which, however, did not hamper my rapid progress.